Raw: Bus explosion in Volgograd [LiveLeak]

Preliminary data suggests that a female suicide bomber conducted the attack on the bus in Volgograd, central Russia, killing six people and injuring 32, according to the Russian Investigative Committee.

A terrorist act has been confirmed by the National Anti-terrorist Committee.

"Today at 2:05pm Moscow time [10:05 GMT] in Volgograd inside a bus, as a result of an unknown explosive device going off, a blast happened, leading to casualties," a national Anti-terrorist Committee representative said in the statement.

The Investigative Committee has identified the woman who was the suicide bomber: it's allegedly Naida Akhiyalova, from Dagestan.

The preliminary information indicates that "the female suicide bomber recently converted to Islam, and was the wife of a militant leader," an Investigative Committee representative told the media.

Also, a grenade has been found under the vehicle and it's now being checked whether the explosive is live, a source in the security forces now at the scene told RIA Novosti.

Preliminary data suggests that a female suicide bomber conducted the attack on the bus in Volgograd, central Russia, killing six people and injuring 32, according to the Russian Investigative Committee.

A terrorist act has been confirmed by the National Anti-terrorist Committee.

"Today at 2:05pm Moscow time [10:05 GMT] in Volgograd inside a bus, as a result of an unknown explosive device going off, a blast happened, leading to casualties," a national Anti-terrorist Committee representative said in the statement.

The Investigative Committee has identified the woman who was the suicide bomber: it's allegedly Naida Akhiyalova, from Dagestan.

The preliminary information indicates that "the female suicide bomber recently converted to Islam, and was the wife of a militant leader," an Investigative Committee representative told the media.

Also, a grenade has been found under the vehicle and it's now being checked whether the explosive is live, a source in the security forces now at the scene told RIA Novosti.

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